What water treatment services does Carver Water Technology provide?

Carver Water Technology provides comprehensive water and wastewater solutions including plant operations and maintenance, reverse osmosis systems, deionization systems, mobile water treatment units, atmospheric water generators, PFAS removal systems, and 24/7 emergency response services throughout Florida and the southeastern United States.

What areas does Carver Water Technology serve?

We serve Tampa Bay, Florida, the southeastern United States, and the Caribbean. Our mobile units can provide rapid response emergency water treatment services anywhere within our service area, with same-day response available in most locations.

Do you provide 24/7 emergency water treatment services?

Yes, Carver Water Technology provides 24/7 emergency response services for water and wastewater systems. Our certified operators and mobile treatment units can respond quickly to system failures, contamination events, and other water emergencies to ensure continuous safe water supply.

What is PFAS and can Carver Water Technology remove it from water?

PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) are persistent chemical contaminants found in water supplies. Carver Water Technology specializes in PFAS removal using advanced technologies including activated carbon, ion exchange, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, and electrochemical oxidation systems designed to meet or exceed EPA guidelines.

What types of facilities do you work with?

We work with municipal water utilities, industrial plants, hospitals and dialysis clinics, car washes, package plant owners, mobile home parks, gas stations, resorts and hotels, government facilities, and any facility requiring reliable water or wastewater treatment solutions.

Do you offer mobile water treatment systems?

Yes, we provide containerized mobile water treatment units including reverse osmosis, filtration, and water softening systems. These are perfect for emergency response, disaster relief, pilot studies, temporary treatment needs, and remote operations where permanent infrastructure isn't available.

What certifications and qualifications does your team have?

Our team includes licensed water and wastewater operators certified throughout Florida, professional engineers, and certified technicians. We maintain all required state certifications for plant operations and hold industry certifications for specialized equipment maintenance and repair.

Can you help with water system compliance and regulatory requirements?

Absolutely. We specialize in helping facilities meet strict discharge standards and regulatory compliance requirements. Our services include compliance strategy development, permit assistance, regulatory documentation, and system design to ensure your facility meets all environmental and health regulations.

What is atmospheric water generation and do you provide this technology?

Atmospheric Water Generation (AWG) technology extracts pure drinking water directly from air humidity. Carver Water Technology partners with AWG Contracting US to provide units producing 800 to over 10,000 liters per day, perfect for military applications, disaster relief, and remote communities lacking water infrastructure.

Do you provide maintenance services for existing water treatment systems?

Yes, we provide comprehensive maintenance services including preventive maintenance, corrective repairs, membrane replacements, equipment upgrades, pump and motor replacements, and system retrofits. Our services keep your water treatment systems running reliably and in full compliance with all regulations.

What makes Carver Water Technology different from other water treatment companies?

We're a veteran-owned business combining engineering expertise with hands-on field operations. Unlike equipment-only dealers, we provide integrated engineering and operational support. Our partnership with Tomorrow Water gives us access to cutting-edge technologies like thermal hydrolysis and Anammox systems that significantly improve efficiency and reduce costs.

Can you design custom water treatment systems?

Yes, our engineering team designs custom water and wastewater treatment systems for municipal, industrial, and medical applications. We provide front-end engineering design (FEED), process optimization, equipment selection, 3D modeling, and complete system integration tailored to your specific requirements and site conditions.

Do you work with government and municipal contracts?

Yes, Carver Water Technology is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), which helps increase diversity in government bidding contracts. We regularly work with municipal utilities, government facilities, and public water systems throughout our service area.

How quickly can you respond to water treatment emergencies?

We provide same-day emergency response in most areas within our service territory. Our mobile treatment units and emergency equipment can be deployed rapidly to restore water service, address contamination issues, or provide temporary treatment while permanent systems are repaired or upgraded.

What financing options are available for water treatment projects?

We work with various financing options including equipment leasing, rental programs for temporary needs, and can assist with grant applications and funding strategies for municipal and government projects. Our team can help identify the most cost-effective approach for your specific situation and budget requirements.

How often should DI (deionization) tanks be replaced?

The replacement schedule depends on your water quality and daily volume. Our recommended timeline for swaps is quarterly or bi-annually. We monitor TDS levels and schedule exchanges before performance drops, eliminating guesswork and ensuring consistent water quality.

Do you service dialysis and sterile water systems?

Yes. For dialysis and sterile water systems, we provide and replace ultrafilters/endotoxin filters as required, and we track replacement intervals to maintain regulatory compliance. We handle both centralized hospital RO skids and portable carts in satellite dialysis units.

What does your RO system maintenance service include?

Our RO maintenance service includes pressure checks, membrane inspections, pump calibration, prefilter changes, and system sanitization. We also log all readings and performance data for compliance and trend tracking, ensuring your system operates at peak efficiency.

Do you provide emergency water treatment services?

Yes. We prioritize existing clients with active service plans, but emergency RO/DI support is available throughout Central Florida and surrounding regions. Our team provides 24/7 emergency response for critical water system failures.

How long does water system installation take?

Most installations are completed in under a day, especially for replacement DI skids or pre-plumbed RO packages. We coordinate with your team to minimize downtime and ensure seamless integration with your existing operations.

Do you provide documentation and compliance tracking?

Absolutely. Every exchange and service call includes digital logging of water quality, system performance, and sanitizer cycles. We maintain comprehensive documentation to support regulatory compliance and performance tracking requirements.

What are PFAS and why are they called 'forever chemicals'?

PFAS (Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances) are a class of over 4,700 synthetic fluorinated compounds. They're called 'forever chemicals' because the fluorine-carbon bond is one of the strongest in chemistry, making them extremely resistant to heat, chemical breakdown, and environmental degradation. This means PFAS persist indefinitely in water, soil, and living organisms.

What are the new EPA PFAS regulations for 2024?

In 2024, the EPA finalized Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for several PFAS: PFOA and PFOS are set at 4 parts per trillion (ppt) each, with health-based goals at zero. GenX, PFBS, PFNA, and PFHxS are also regulated either individually or through a combined hazard index approach. Utilities must monitor and treat water to meet these extremely low limits.

What PFAS removal technologies does Carver Water Technology offer?

We offer multiple PFAS removal technologies including Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) for long-chain PFAS, Ion Exchange (IX) for both long and short-chain PFAS, Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration for comprehensive removal, and Advanced Oxidation Processes. We often engineer integrated systems combining multiple technologies for optimal performance and cost-effectiveness.

How much will utilities spend on PFAS remediation?

According to Bluefield Research, U.S. utilities will spend over $3 billion annually by 2030 on PFAS remediation technologies. This spending is driven by growing public health awareness, new state and federal mandates, federal grants for PFAS technology pilots, and legal liabilities faced by manufacturers and utilities.

What happens to PFAS waste after treatment?

PFAS waste disposal depends on the treatment method: Adsorptive methods (GAC, IX) capture PFAS in media that becomes hazardous waste requiring regeneration or high-temperature incineration. Membrane methods (RO, NF) concentrate PFAS into brine waste streams requiring deep well injection or evaporation ponds. Destructive methods (AOP, Electrochemical) aim to break down PFAS molecules but require careful monitoring to prevent toxic intermediates.

How can I reduce my wastewater treatment plant footprint and capital costs?

Proteus Biologically Active Filtration technology combines primary clarification, secondary treatment, and tertiary nitrogen removal in a single compact system. This eliminates the need for separate clarifiers, activated sludge basins, and tertiary filters, reducing your plant footprint by up to 70% compared to conventional treatment trains while significantly lowering capital and operational costs.

What can I do about my clarifier settling problems and filamentous bacteria issues?

Proteus technology eliminates clarifier settling problems entirely by using fixed-film biology instead of suspended growth systems. There are no settling tanks, no sludge return systems, and no filamentous bacteria concerns. The biology cannot be washed out, providing consistent effluent quality regardless of temperature fluctuations or shock loads.

How can I improve my plant's cold weather performance and shock load recovery?

Proteus BAF technology provides superior cold-weather performance and resilience compared to conventional activated sludge systems. The fixed-film biology maintains stable treatment even during temperature drops, and the system quickly recovers after peak flows, power outages, or process upsets without the lengthy recovery times typical of suspended growth systems.

Is there a way to eliminate my need for tertiary nitrogen removal equipment?

Proteus integrates nitrogen removal directly into the primary and secondary treatment process, eliminating the need for separate tertiary treatment systems. This single-step approach achieves comprehensive nitrogen removal while reducing equipment complexity, maintenance requirements, and operational costs compared to multi-stage conventional treatment.

How can I reduce my sludge processing and disposal costs?

DRACO thermal hydrolysis technology reduces sludge volumes by up to 90% through high-temperature, high-pressure treatment. This dramatic volume reduction translates directly to lower hauling costs, reduced disposal fees, and smaller digester requirements, often paying for itself within 2-3 years through sludge cost savings alone.

How can I increase biogas production from my existing sludge?

DRACO thermal hydrolysis breaks down complex organic compounds in sludge, making them more readily available for anaerobic digestion. This process significantly increases biogas yield from the same amount of sludge, often enabling energy-positive plant operations and providing renewable energy for plant operations or sale back to the grid.

What can I do about my digester capacity limitations and poor gas production?

DRACO pre-treatment before anaerobic digestion improves both capacity and gas production. By breaking down sludge structure and reducing total solids by 90%, DRACO allows existing digesters to handle more waste while producing significantly more biogas, effectively expanding plant capacity without building new digesters.

How can I make my wastewater plant energy self-sufficient?

DRACO thermal hydrolysis enables energy-positive plant operations by dramatically increasing biogas production while reducing energy-intensive sludge handling. The enhanced biogas yield often exceeds plant energy requirements, allowing facilities to achieve energy independence and even generate revenue through excess energy production.

How can I reduce my high aeration energy costs for nitrogen removal?

AMX two-stage Anammox technology reduces aeration energy requirements by up to 53% compared to conventional nitrification-denitrification. The process removes nitrogen through a shortcut pathway that requires two-thirds less oxygen, dramatically lowering blower energy costs while maintaining superior nitrogen removal performance.

What can I do about my high chemical costs for nitrogen removal?

AMX Anammox process eliminates the need for external carbon sources entirely, providing 100% reduction in methanol or other carbon chemical costs. The process converts ammonia directly to nitrogen gas without requiring expensive chemical additions, significantly reducing operational expenses while improving nitrogen removal efficiency.

How can I handle high-strength nitrogen waste streams that overwhelm my system?

AMX two-stage design can handle high concentrations of nitrogen, COD, and TSS that would overwhelm single-reactor systems. The technology has been proven at full-scale treating livestock waste, food processing waste, and industrial streams with nitrogen concentrations over 2,000 mg/L while maintaining 89.8% removal efficiency.

What options do I have for reducing excess sludge production from nitrogen removal?

AMX Anammox technology reduces sludge production by up to 80% compared to conventional nitrogen removal processes. The unique bacterial pathway produces minimal biomass while achieving superior nitrogen removal, dramatically reducing sludge handling, processing, and disposal costs while simplifying plant operations.

AMX™Ammonia Removal by Tomorrow Water

The Most Resilient 2-Stage Anammox Solution

Pioneering new shortcuts in ammonia removal to municipal side-streams, mainstreams, livestock wastewater, food processing wastewater, landfill leachate, and industrial wastewater.

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Two-Stage AMX™ ensures stable operation and rapid recovery

AMX technology utilizes short-cut nitrogen removal reactions that combines a partial nitritation (PN) reaction that converts half of ammonia into nitrite and an Anammox bacteria-enabled reaction that converts ammonia and nitrite into nitrogen gas. This technology is a next-generation water treatment solution that can reduce oxygen consumption and remove nitrogen from wastewater without an external carbon source.

Applications

Municipal Wastewater Treatment

Sludge dewatering centrate (Sidestream Treatment)

Mainstream Treatment

Securing Industrial Safety & Economy

Use in cases where economic feasibility does not materialize when treating low C/N ratio wastewater and if you need to consider energy independence

High-Concentration Liquid Waste Treatment

Treat high-concentration nitrogenous industrial wastewater streams and landfill leachate in the most economical way

Why nitrogen removal matters for Florida and Caribbean facilities

Florida's nutrient regulations are getting stricter, not looser
Caribbean utilities face the same nitrogen problem with less existing infrastructure
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Partial Nitration Reactor

Partial Nitritation using dense ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) granules.

- Operation with high MLSS(6,000 ~ 8,000 mg/L) inside the reactor

- Short settling time of 20 minutes(SVI less than 30)

- Maximizing partial nitritation efficiency with aerobic conditions

Anammox Reactor

Anammox reaction with dense anammox microorganisms attached to moving bed media.

- Securing high density anammox microorganisms in the reactor

- Maximizing anammox reaction efficiency with anaerobic conditions

AMX Reference Installations
Site	Application	Country	Capacity	Status
Noksan STP (Busan)	Side-stream (digester centrate)	Korea	780 m³/d	Operating (2023)
Daejon STP (old plant)	Side-stream (digester centrate)	Korea	600 m³/d	Operating (2018)
Daejon STP (new plant)	Side-stream (digester centrate)	Korea	1,440 m³/d	Under construction (2028)
Gangbyeon STP (Busan)	Side-stream (digester centrate)	Korea	70 m³/d	Completed (Anammox farm for Noksan)
Daegu City STP	Side-stream (codigestion)	Korea	30 m³/d	Operated (2021-2022)
Hongcheon	Livestock / food waste digestate	Korea	2.6 m³/d	Completed pilot plant
Muan City	Food waste	Korea	90 m³/d	In design (2026)
Goesan City	Food waste	Korea	280 m³/d	In design (2026)
Sudokwon Landfill (Incheon)	Landfill leachate	Korea	2 m³/d	Completed pilot plant (2020)
JWPCP	Main-stream	USA	40 m³/d	Completed demo plant (2015)
Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant (California)	Main-stream	USA	40 m³/d	Completed demo plant (2022)
Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant (California)	Side-stream (digester centrate)	USA	1 m³/d	Completed demo plant (2021)
Bos Dairy Farm (Indiana)	Livestock digestate	USA	1 m³/d	Completed demo plant (2018)

The AMX

Advantage

Highest Nitrogen Removal

Rate in the Market

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Most Resilient to Upsets:

TSS, COD, & Ammonia Spikes,

NOB Growth

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Quick Start-up, restart, and

recovery of AOB communities

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AMX vs. ANITA Mox vs. DEMON: how the leading anammox technologies compare

Municipal and industrial engineers evaluating deammonification typically shortlist three commercially proven anammox platforms. Here's how AMX's two-stage process stacks up against the market's single-stage alternatives.

Factor	AMX (Carver Water Technology)	ANITA Mox (Veolia)	DEMON (World Water Works)
Process configuration	Two-stage: independent partial nitritation (PN) reactor and Anammox reactor, isolating each population	Single-stage MBBR or IFAS, both reactions in one tank	Single-stage granular sludge, SBR or continuous flow
Total nitrogen removal	89.8% demonstrated at full scale (Hongcheon, Korea)	75-85% total nitrogen removal, over 90% ammonia removal	Publishes loading rate performance (up to 1.4 kg N/m³/day); TN removal not separately published
Aeration energy	Reduces nitrification aeration requirements by two-thirds; 53% aeration energy reduction demonstrated at Hongcheon	Markets itself as low energy cost vs. conventional nitrification-denitrification; specific figures not independently published	Cites conventional nitrification-denitrification as requiring 1.8-2.7 kW-hr/lb nitrogen removed, positions DEMON below that baseline
Carbon source required	None. 100% elimination of external carbon dosing cost vs. conventional denitrification	None	None
Sludge production	Up to 90% less sludge than conventional processes; 80% reduction in sludge volume demonstrated at Hongcheon	Not separately published	Not separately published
Footprint	No secondary clarifier required post-treatment, eliminating a major footprint driver	Compact media-based platform, footprint scales with media volume	Granular system, footprint tied to reactor and separation equipment sizing
Resilience to upsets	Two-stage isolation protects the Anammox population from organic matter and suspended solids in the influent; proven on high COD, high TSS, low alkalinity streams (Hongcheon livestock digestate)	Single-tank design; media platform is widely cited in industry literature as robust and forgiving to operate	Granule washout was a historical limitation with hydrocyclone separation; addressed by a micro-screen upgrade retaining over 95% of anammox biomass
Salinity tolerance	Anammox strain tolerates salinity up to 3%, roughly 2x higher growth rate than competing strains under saline conditions	Not published	Not published
Applications	Sidestream, mainstream, landfill leachate, livestock digestate, food processing wastewater, industrial nitrogen streams	Primarily sidestream, with mainstream applications on select installations	Primarily sidestream dewatering reject flows
Pilot testing before full-scale commitment	Fully containerized, transportable pilot unit available to confirm performance on your actual wastewater before capital commitment	Not publicly detailed	Not publicly detailed
Regional installation and support	Direct engineering, service, and parts support across the Southeast US and Caribbean through Carver Water Technology	Larger installed base, primarily served through Veolia's national network	Larger US installation count, served through WWW's national network

Figures for AMX are drawn from Tomorrow Water's published pilot and full-scale performance data. Figures for ANITA Mox and DEMON are drawn from each vendor's publicly available technical literature. Actual performance for any of these platforms depends on site-specific flow, temperature, and loading conditions, confirm sizing with a pilot or engineering evaluation before final selection.

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AMX ammonia removal: frequently asked questions

What is Anammox ammonia removal?

Anammox (anaerobic ammonium oxidation) is a biological process that converts ammonia directly to nitrogen gas using naturally occurring bacteria, without the aeration energy or external carbon dosing required by conventional nitrification-denitrification. AMX applies this through a two-stage design: a partial nitritation reactor converts roughly half the ammonia to nitrite, then a separate Anammox reactor converts the remaining ammonia and nitrite to nitrogen gas.

How is AMX different from conventional nitrification-denitrification?

Conventional treatment requires heavy aeration to nitrify ammonia to nitrate, then an external carbon source to denitrify it back to nitrogen gas. AMX skips the carbon addition step entirely and uses less oxygen, which lowers both chemical and energy operating costs for facilities handling high-strength ammonia streams like digester centrate or landfill leachate.

What is sidestream vs. mainstream treatment?

Sidestream treatment targets the small-volume, high-ammonia-concentration stream produced by dewatering digested sludge, before it's returned to the head of the plant. Mainstream treatment applies Anammox directly to the plant's primary wastewater flow. Sidestream is the more established application; AMX has demonstrated installations in both.

What industries and waste streams is AMX suited for?

AMX is engineered for municipal wastewater sidestream and mainstream treatment, high-concentration industrial nitrogen streams, landfill leachate, livestock digestate, and food and beverage processing wastewater, anywhere ammonia loading is too high or too costly to treat economically with conventional biological nitrogen removal.

How long does an Anammox system take to start up?

Anammox bacteria are slow-growing, which historically made startup and recovery from an upset a multi-month process for early deammonification systems. AMX's two-stage design is built for faster startup, restart, and recovery of the ammonia-oxidizing bacteria community. Actual timelines depend on seed biomass availability, flow conditions, and site-specific ammonia loading. Carver Water Technology can size a startup plan against your facility's numbers.

Does Carver Water Technology install and service AMX systems directly?

Yes. Carver Water Technology is the authorized Southeast US and Caribbean partner for Tomorrow Water's AMX, DRACO, and Proteus technologies, handling system design, installation, and ongoing plant operations and maintenance for municipal, industrial, and Caribbean clients.